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The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
National
By Kayla Guo and Jasper Scherer

Juvenile detention, imported shrimp, forever chemicals among hundreds of bills cut off by House deadline

House Speaker Dustin Burrows speaks at his dais as house members gather during a point of order on May 15, 2025. May 15 was the final day for the House to file bills.
Lawmakers gather during a point of order on May 15, 2025. House Speaker Rep. Dustin Burrows presided over a busy week in the lower chamber as a key deadline came -- and went -- at the end of Thursday. (Credit: Lorianne Willett/The Texas Tribune)

House lawmakers cheered, jumped to their feet and embraced as the clock struck midnight on a critical legislative deadline, delegating hundreds of House bills to the shredder early Friday after a marathon week of votes.

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